Minnesota Twins Game Grades: Both Split Squads Win
The Minnesota Twins won both split squad games this afternoon
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Half of the Minnesota Twins’ roster played at home against the Orioles and the other half travelled to Clearwater to play the Phillies this afternoon. Both squads came away with a win. They beat the Orioles 5-1 and the Phillies 7-5. The Twins are back to two games over .500 on the spring. We’ll begin with the Orioles game.
Logan Darnell started for the Twins at CenturyLink. He went 2 innings, allowed no runs, no walks/hits and struck out 2. Brandon Kintzler took over and allowed a run in the third inning. Buddy Boshers handled the 5th and 6th allowing a walk, a hit, no runs and struck out 1. Michael Tonkin put up two scoreless innings of relief with no walks/hits and a strikeout. It was an encouraging outing for him after struggling mightily this spring. Aaron Thompson too has had a rough spring but also had a positive day with a clean 9th inning.
Offensively, the Twins got on the board first with a two run shot from Joe Mauer in the bottom of one. Oswaldo Arcia doubled home Carlos Quentin in the 4th and Trevor Plouffe hit a two run homer in the 5th.
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A. Team totals: 4 hits allowed, 1 walks, no home runs and 5 strikeouts. This was a “B team” type group of pitchers but they were excellent against Baltimore’s regulars. Special mention goes to Logan Darnell for his two perfect innings. . . Logan Darnell. PITCHING
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